EUROPEAN FISHERIES FUND (EFF) 2007-2013

Axis 4: Sustainable Development of Fisheries Areas

Christine FALTERDG Fisheries

Unit C1 – General Aspects of Structural Policy

STRUCTURE

• European Fisheries Fund

• EFF - Axis 4- why new priority- principles- areas- objectives- eligible measures- groups - complementarity

EFF: five priority axes

EFF adopted on 19.6. 2006

Axis 1: Adjustment of Community fishing fleet

Axis 2: Aquaculture, inland fishing, processing and marketing

Axis 3: Measures of common interest

Axis 4: Sustainable development of fisheries areas

Axis 5: technical assistance

EFF – Axis 4

• Why this new priority axis?• Targeted support for fisheries areas most

affected by restructuring of the fisheries sector• Diversification and creation of alternative

employment • Integrated rather than sectoral approach• Adapted to local situation to meet real needs of

fishing communities

Axis 4 – principles

• Territorial approach – area based local development strategies

• Bottom-up approach: mobilising local actors

• « groups »

• Integrated – as opposed to sectorial

• Networking (and cooperation)

Axis 4 – what areas?

• Fisheries areas: - with sea or lake shore, ponds, river estuary and significant employment in the fishereis sector- smaller than NUTS III- geographical, economic and social coherence

• Selected by MS acc. to (at least) 3 criteria: - low population density or- fishing in decline or- small fisheries communities- other specific criteria defined by MS MS to inform the Commission

Axis 4 - objectives

• Maintain economic and social prosperity of fisheries areas and add value to fisheries and aquaculture products

• Maintain and develop jobs (diversification)• Promote quality of coastal environment• Promote national and trans-national

networking (Community network of groups)

Axis 4 – eligible measures

• Strengthening competitiveness of fisheries areas• Redirect economic activities (eco-tourism)• Diversification – job creation outside the sector• Add value to fisheries products• Protect the environment in fisheries areas• Inter-regional and trans-national networking (and

cooperation)• Capacity building / preparation + implementation of

local development strategy• Running costs of groups (10% as a general rule)

Axis 4 – the groups

• Whenever possible based on existing organisations

• Selected acc. to transparent procedures, with adequate publicity, guarantee competition (no later than 3 years after approval of the OP)

• Propose and implement local development strategy

• Chose operations (majority to be led by the private sector)

Complementarity

• Complementarity: art 41.6. EFF (indicate in OP) • ESF and ERDF• EARDF (esp. axis 3: economic diversification

and quality of life and axis 4 (Leader))• Level of group: LAG and group

- same administrative support structure- different selection cte – different partnership